Hostile Resolve - BK3 TPBS 1st Draft Complete

Epilogue

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Josie stood with her arms folded as she watched the four men stagger their way towards the verandah.

"Hey baby! I love you."

"I love you too Grayson."

"So fúcking whipped!" Damon muttered off to the side.

"Like you can talk arsèhole!" Grayson threw back at him.

Maxon started to laugh loudly.

"You're all fúcking whipped... OW! What the fûck was that for?"

"Dípshit. You know of Red would have you then you'd be a fúcking whipped dìck like the rest of us."

By now Anna and Tara had come to join Josie on the verandah.

"Lay off Lucas. She'll be mine one day."

"Beany!" Damon yelled with a hearty grin.

Anna shook her head with a smile.

"Baby!" Lucas yelled causing Tara to grin.

"Do they do this often?" Tara asked.

Josie looked at the young girl that they'd met for the first time the day before and instantly fell in love with.

"No. The last time was when Grayson and I were getting married."

"Oh so it's like a tradition then."

Anna scoffed.

"More like an excuse you mean."

The four men started to climb the steps when Lucas fell backwards and landed with an ooph on top of Damon.

"Fúck off you príck! Get the fúck off me!"

"Oh man. You know I didn't mean to!"

As Lucas and Damon worked on separating themselves Maxon made his way through the screen door first.

"Evening ladies" he touched his head as if to tip his hat, then looked up "oh shít I lost my hat!"

"You weren't wearing one you idiot" Grayson pushed Maxon further forward.

"Are you sure?"

Grayson nodded dramatically.

"Yep."

"Oh. I thought I did."

"Nope. You don't own a fúcking hat."

Maxon scrunched one eye up and reached a hand to an imaginary wall to support his swaying body.

"Are you sure?"

"Of course I... no... fùck Maxon... you lost your hat! I'm sorry bud."

Grayson threw an arm wide before resting it across Maxon's back.

"Thanks man... it was my favourite you know?"

"Aw shít man... really? That fùcking sucks."

Damon staggered his way onto the verandah with Lucas right behind him.

"Who's that?" Lucas pointed to Tara making her slightly nervous.

Damon squinted in her direction.

"That's Tara."

"Man she's gorgeous. I'm gonna marry her one day."

"You already did" Josie couldn't help but smile.

"I did?" Lucas asked with eyes wide open.

"Yeh man. She's your wife." Maxon nodded his head in as much of a decisive move as he could muster.

"YES!" Lucas fist pumped and pronptly staggered backwards.

Anna's quick thinking had her grabbing Lucas before he fell into the screen door behind him.

"Beany! Beany! My beautiful wife."

Damon threw his arms around her.

"Marry me?"

"We're already married you idiot."

"Really?" he gathered her close with a smirking smile "that's fúcking brilliant."

Anna moved slightly to look around Damon at the other women.

"Next time someone gets pregnant they keep it to themselves!"

Tara and Josie both giggled.

"Pregnant? Who's pregnant?" Maxon asked.

"I am! I fúcking told you. I'm having a baby."

"Really?" Maxon moved to lift up Grayson's shirt to examine his stomach "Fúck man I think someone stole it!"

Grayson bent downwards looking horrified.

"No way! No fúcking way!" he sobbed "Josie... Someone stole my baby!"

"And that's my cue to get this guy to bed. Night ladies."

Josie led a sobbing Grayson inside to their bedroom.

Maxon swayed as he made his way to the lounger on the verandah, grabbed a cushion and cuddled it.

Damon followed Anna as she led him inside to their room.

Tara grabbed Lucas by the hand and dragged him in to the room he always stayed in.

Grayson sobbed in Josie arms.

"They stole my baby Josie. What sort of bástard would do that?"

"Shhhhh" she whispered "No one stole your baby Grayson".

"They didn't?" He looked up from his resting place on her chest.

"No honey. You're baby's safe inside my tummy."

His head snapped to her swelling stomach.

"Josie?"

"Yes Grayson?"

"Thank you for looking after my baby."

"You're welcome Grayson."

"Josie?"

"Yes Grayson?"

"Is it a boy or a girl?"

"It's a girl. You painted her room pink."

"Oh yeh... Josie?"

"Yes Grayson?"

"You're a fúcking wonderful mother"

"Thank you Grayson."

"Hey Josie?"

"Yes Grayson?"

"When's the baby coming?"

"Tomorrow."

Now was not the time to tell him of the niggly pains she was getting that meant their daughter was going to meet them and her big brother nearly two weeks earlier than predicted.

"Yeh?"

"Yep. Now go to sleep Grayson. We have a big day ahead of us."

Grayson settled back down on her chest.

"Josie?"

"Yes Grayson?"

"I love you."

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Oh hell. It's over? DAMN! I had so much fun writing this chapter. I really wish this story wasn't over. At some point I may do a couple of bonus chapters but most things won't be added here but will be added to the version that'll be for sale when it's ready.

Thank you for following Grayson's story. This book was so very very different to the others!

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Mari xxxx